I've been thinking for a while that one of the problems with disability rep in media is that abled people are a) used to traditional disability narratives and b) unfamiliar with the way those can feel to disabled people. So: a thread on problematic disability tropes to watch for!

Who would have thought?!!

We invite you to join us @ the 2020 XR Access Symposium July 20th/21st to learn about the history & future of #XR and more - Register for this free virtual event hosted by @verizonmedia @Cornell_Tech @PEATworks: bit.ly/xraccesssympos… #a11y

For my latest All Tech Is Human article, I interviewed Mel Slater - #VirtualReality researcher and super star! We talked about the future of the field and the biggest risks facing developers and creators today! Check it out: alltechishuman.org/strange-illusi…

Interview by Kalila Shapiro about #VR #ethics etc alltechishuman.org/strange-illusi… (thanks Kalila Shapiro).

Yelena Rachitsky 🌟 I wish VR had more interdisciplinary collaborations between architects, neuroscientists, industrial designers, filmmakers, game designers, web developers, theater makers, and writers. We need more opportunities to fuse together all of these different design disciplines.

What will it mean for education now that VR headsets will start at $400 with the discontinuation of the Oculus Go? It means the digital divide continues to widen. ...Ya'll don't hear me tho.

Folks. Sign language is more than hands. More than fingers. More than hand shapes. It’s body, face, position... A glove will never ‘translate’ sign language in a way that is beneficial to the deaf. Fellow nerds, when designing, remember this: “nothing about us, without us.”

Just talked to an old museum coworker who ran VR instillations at #USHMM—we started with cardboard & Samsung Gears. That was my first touchpoint to VR. Oculus Go's were their next stepping stone for exhibitions. With the Quest pricepoint, he fears they may lose their footing.

🤖 Data Discrimination & Algorithmic Bias 👏 Thrilled to have renowned experts Safiya Umoja Noble (Algorithms of Oppression) & Meredith Broussard (Artificial Unintelligence) join our livestream series on Thurs, July 23 at 1pm ET! 🙋‍♀️Register & PARTICIPATE w/ ques! eventbrite.com/e/all-tech-is-…

Accessibility is an extremely personal act & we should make our interfaces customizable so everyone can join the digital space in a way that works for their body. Code Liberation founder Phoenix Perry on accessibility in #GameDesign youtu.be/E47KLsQLOqY #MachinesMedia2020

among the reasons I use large pre-trained language models sparingly in my computer-generated poetry practice is that being able to know whose voices I'm speaking with is... actually important, as is being understanding how the output came to have its shape (long thread sorry)

If you're gonna write humanoid AI stories, do it right. Via an excellent tumblr thread on delicate fainting robots. labelleizzy.tumblr.com/post/625292319…

How an Algorithm Blocked Kidney Transplants to Black Patients. Formulas factor in a person’s race, meaning patients’ skin colour can affect access to care. #AI bit.ly/34D5CZs Ulli Waltinger 🟣 Mirko Ross 🇪🇺 Mia Pinna Pierre Neil Milliken Xavier Gomez Baskaran Ambalavanan Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻🙏🏽Celestino Güemes

Exploring how p5.js can function as creative tool and resource, Kalila Shapiro used p5 to create an online visualization library of the American’s With Disabilities Act (ADA) for high school and college students. medium.com/processing-fou…

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Super cool augmented reality featuring Grant Museum of Zoology Glass Jar Of Moles! Developed by Kalila Shapiro UCL